Style- Interesting Monochrome

Wore this to go out shopping- I like to look put-together in public, which is something my family and friends like to tease me about.

thrifted H&M satin tuxedo vest, altered Target tee, Target jeans, boots, and sunglasses

Originally this outfit included my grey wool fedora, but it felt distracting to the look; I took it off.

Update- Been really, really busy- I promise to continue regular posts!

This past week I've been testing a variety of ways to disguise the fact I have no eyebrows (a side effect of which is a flat-looking face) and have made some interesting discoveries.
Sunglasses are the fastest solution, provided that the pair in question is big enough to cover the whole brow area, and it's sunny outside- not a problem in SoCal.
Since I didn't technically shave my eyebrows- I gave them a very close trim- I can also use brown mascara to color the light hairs and a swab dipped in moisturizer to clean the shape. It takes practice, time, and a steady hand. I can deepen or soften the color with a light sweep of matte brown eyeshadow. You can see the result in the Style- December 24th photograph.

Downtime means sewing for me- Dad brings me hole-y cargoes to darn, Mom has a button that needs reuniting with its polo, I have to finish altering a white button-down, create a skirt from scratch, and complete the pillows calling my name. This Saturday, I break out the sewing machine.

I've been watching the sales with a hawk-like eye and preparing to swoop in at a moment's notice. I already picked up some much-needed black jeans and black ballet flats at Target, along with grey trousers and black motorcycle boots, which I have been waiting for to go on sale all year. I'll also be angling for a trip to Saver's early-to-mid January, which is an excellent time to get goodies; "people" like to drop the stuff after Christmas/New Year, spring cleaning, and summer's move.
I had better shut up here before I give away any more of my secrets!

Style- Evening Style

Thrifted I.N.C. button-down, thrifted skirt, Merona flats, Claire's clock necklace

Style- Mad Hatted Whimsy

Mossimo tank, Fred David shirt, Mossimo Curvy Fit Boot Cut jeans, thrift leather boots, Claire's hat, vintage pin and ring

Makeup- Firebird/Bird of Paradise Masque

I've been planning to do this makeup look for a while- it was a matter of having the right products.

Yes, I shaved my eyebrows! I absolutely do not recommend this for everyone, but I have very thick, hard-to-cover-in-traditional-ways eyebrows. I'm get loads of strange looks on the street and it's definitely the most extreme way to go. If you can avoid it, avoid it. In retrospect, it would probably be overall easier to bleach my eyebrows, but I wouldn't get the same smooth slate.
Here I've applied tinted moisturizer, concealer, and powder; and eyelid primer in a three inch ring around my eye.. Note overall robotic expression.

Drawing lines...

                                     Half complete. Yellow within entire area of the black lines.

Orange-red swept up the "feathers" at the top, and hot pink blended on the eyelid with in the second set of feathers.

                                       Pink added as a gradient to outer edges. Blend well!

High-shimmer gold shadow added to inner corners, lids, and entire top of mask. Black lines redrawn with black liquid eyeliner, and black mascara applied.

Note- I buy all my own makeup products!
Products used:
1. Physicians Formula Organic Tinted Moisturizer in Light/Natural
2. Maybelline New York Express Makeup 3in1 in 02 Buff
3. Burt's Bees Vanishing Facial Powder
4. E.L.F. Eyelid Primer in Natural Sheer
5. L'Oreal Paris 16HR Infallible Never Fail Eyeliner in Black
6. E.L.F. Studio Cream Eyeliner in Purple
7. E.L.F. Studio Holiday 144-Piece Ultimate Eyeshadow Palette
8. L'Oreal Paris HiP Studio Secrets Shocking Shadow Pigments in Visionary
9. Maybelline New York Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Black
10. Clinique Re-Moisturizing Lipstick in Ginger Flower (combined with-)
11. L'Oreal Paris Infallible Le Rouge in Bold Bordeaux